Quatre Bras

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Quatre Bras in 1913. Derived from French quatre bras (“crossroads”). Originally the name of a building, which was named as a double reference to its location at a crossroads as well as to Les Quatre Bras near Genappe in Belgium, where William II of Orange repelled a French attack the day before the Battle of Waterloo on June 16 1815.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.trə ˈbrɑs/
• Hyphenation: Qua‧tre Bras
• Rhymes: -ɑs

Proper noun

Quatre Bras n

1. A hamlet in Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN